Category Archives: World
The Latest: US envoy wants UN monitors in Aleppo quickly
BEIRUT - The latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 12:30 a.m. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says member nations must ensure the urgent deployment of United Nations monitors to...
Dec 19, 2016
UN approves Aleppo monitors as evacuations from city proceed
BEIRUT - The leaders of Russia and Iran, military allies of Syria’s president, talked Monday about joining forces to reach a quick political settlement in Syria, as the country’s largest c...
Dec 19, 2016
Zsa Zsa Gabor had many things to say about her life in book
Quotations from Zsa Zsa Gabor’s 1991 book “One Lifetime Is Not Enough.” On life in Budapest: “The family led a life filled with grace and charm. There were vacations at our hou...
Dec 18, 2016
Zsa Zsa Gabor: A rare, unforgettable celebrity
NEW YORK - You didn’t have to know exactly who she was to appreciate Zsa Zsa Gabor. She belonged to a rare, hard-to-catalogue vintage of celebrity, not only the great-aunt of Paris Hilton, but a...
Dec 18, 2016
Films in which Zsa Zsa Gabor appeared
“Lovely to Look At,” 1952. “Moulin Rouge,” 1952. “The Story of Three Loves,” 1953. “Lili,” 1953. “Three Ring Circus,” 1954. “Death of ...
Dec 18, 2016
Jet-setting Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99
Zsa Zsa Gabor, the jet-setting Hungarian actress who made a career out of multiple marriages, conspicuous wealth and jaded wisdom about the glamorous life, has died. She was 99. The middle and most fa...
Dec 18, 2016
Bob Coburn, longtime host of radio's 'Rockline,' dies at 68
Los Angeles radio personality and host of the nationally syndicated show “Rockline” Bob Coburn has died. He was 68. His radio home since 1980, Los Angeles station KLOS 95.5, announced Cobu...
Dec 18, 2016
Senator: Exploding e-cigarette recalls need to be considered
NEW YORK - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is increasing the heat on the federal government to consider recalling e-cigarette batteries and devices that explode and catch fire, injuring users. Schumer, a Ne...
Dec 18, 2016
El Salvador church fires 3 priests for sex abuse
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - El Salvador’s Roman Catholic Church has separated three men from the priesthood after they were found guilty by church officials of sexually abusing children. One is ...
Dec 18, 2016
Head of UN nuclear watchdog visits Iran
TEHRAN, Iran - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog is visiting Iran for the second time since a landmark nuclear agreement with world powers went into effect at the start of this year. Yukiya Amano,...
Dec 18, 2016